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>> flying in for the fiscal cliff deadline. barack obama scrambles to reach a deal on the national deficit. >> hello, you're watching "al jazeera" live from doha. here are the top stories now -- crisis in the central african republic. the president calls for international help to fight rebel forces. >> five years after bhutto's assassination. the son makes his debut. >> u.s. lawmakers give thems a last chance to stop the falling off the fiscal cliff. it's no deal has been actually reached. budget cuts and tax hikes will tax place on january the 1st. >> president barack obama returned to washington deeply meyered in another partisan stalemate. but over in the capitol the lower house of congress remains dark to avert the fiscal cliff. it's republican leader will call the session on sunday. the top senate said his branch of congress must take the initiative on a compromise. >> it appears to me the action if there is any is now on the senate and we will have to see if we're able on a bipartisan to move forward. >> but the democrats
>> flying in for the fiscal cliff deadline. barack obama scrambles to reach a deal on the national deficit. >> hello, you're watching "al jazeera" live from doha. here are the top stories now -- crisis in the central african republic. the president calls for international help to fight rebel forces. >> five years after bhutto's assassination. the son makes his debut. >> u.s. lawmakers give thems a last chance to stop the falling off the fiscal cliff. it's no...
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the big concern over falling off the fiscal cliff is it will send the u.s. back into a recession with, of course, global repercussions. it could be weeks before anyone feels the effects. and analysts say even without an agreement, politicians can reach other deals to soften the impact. >> u.s. president barack obama making a rare appearance on one of u.s. tv's agenda-setting sunday shows. he appealed to politicians of both parties not to let the u.s. go off the so-called fiscal cliff. the budget crisis, some kay -- say could tip the u.s. into recession dragging the rest of the world with it. >> over the next 48 hours, regardless of partisan differences our top priority has to be that taxes on middle class families do not go up. that would hurt our economy badly. we can get that done. democrats and republicans both say they don't want taxes to go up on middle class families. that's something we all agree on. if we can get that done, that takes a big bite out of the fiscal cliff. it avoids the worst outcomes. >> in the upper house, the senate, sunday the leade
the big concern over falling off the fiscal cliff is it will send the u.s. back into a recession with, of course, global repercussions. it could be weeks before anyone feels the effects. and analysts say even without an agreement, politicians can reach other deals to soften the impact. >> u.s. president barack obama making a rare appearance on one of u.s. tv's agenda-setting sunday shows. he appealed to politicians of both parties not to let the u.s. go off the so-called fiscal cliff. the...
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that this fiscal cliff is nothing compared to the real fiscal cliff. the real fiscal cliff is the continued excessive borrowing and spending of over a trillion dollars a year that is driving this country into a serious fiscal situation for the future. and it's not just something our children and grandchildren are going to have to pay for years down the line. it's something we are all paying for now. it's something that is keeping people from getting back to work, keeping companies from expanding. we and future generations will address what i believe any american who is paying any attention whatsoever, and everyone certainly in this body and our corresponding house down the hall understands whether you are a republican or democrat, liberal or conservative, it's simple math. it's not algebra, it's not sal includes. it's third grade math. you cannot raise $2.2 trillion a year and spend $3.5 trillion or $3.4 trillion. literally, we have added now approaching $6 trillion in just the last four years, and it's unsustainable. it's going to hurt everybody and i
that this fiscal cliff is nothing compared to the real fiscal cliff. the real fiscal cliff is the continued excessive borrowing and spending of over a trillion dollars a year that is driving this country into a serious fiscal situation for the future. and it's not just something our children and grandchildren are going to have to pay for years down the line. it's something we are all paying for now. it's something that is keeping people from getting back to work, keeping companies from...
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out front next, 22 days away from the fiscal cliff, the president is taking his plan on the road. one of our guests says mr. obama is overplaying his hand. >>> and radio prank is blamed for a suicide. two deejays behind the host speak out for the first time. s out for the first time. o speak out for the first time. a speak out for the first time. x speak out for the first time. [ male announcer ] citi turns 200 this year. in that time there've been some good days. and some difficult ones. but, through it all, we've persevered, supporting some of the biggest ideas in modern history. so why should our anniversary matter to you? because for 200 years, we've been helping ideas move from ambition to achievement. and the next great idea could be yours. ♪ and the next great idea could be yours. ...so as you can see, geico's customer satisfaction is at 97%. mmmm tasty. and cut! very good. people are always asking me how we make these geico adverts. so we're taking you behind the scenes. this coffee cup, for example, is computer animated. it's not real. geico's customer satisfaction is q
out front next, 22 days away from the fiscal cliff, the president is taking his plan on the road. one of our guests says mr. obama is overplaying his hand. >>> and radio prank is blamed for a suicide. two deejays behind the host speak out for the first time. s out for the first time. o speak out for the first time. a speak out for the first time. x speak out for the first time. [ male announcer ] citi turns 200 this year. in that time there've been some good days. and some difficult...
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for example, the fiscal cliff could reverse u.s. home price improvements. we bring on chief economist to ask, is the dream of home ownership alive and well and whether it's a good investment. a first on cnbc interview, a record settlement to make a money laundering probe go away. lots of things coming up top of the hour, folks. back to you on "power lunch." >> thank you. see you on cnbc 2:00 p.m. eastern time. >> number one threat to the economy, what are the top economists saying if we don't reach a deal. steve liesman with results of our cnbc fed survey. what are they saying? >> sue, i'm afraid it's not good news. our survey, they think the probability of recession is going up. most of that is because of fiscal cliff. can you see here the current probability, 28.5% we'll have a recession in the next 12 months. we had a low in march of almost 20%. that compares with a high. remember the debt ceiling debate of 36%. that chance going up. i want to show you in detail what dan greenhouse wrote in with his response in the survey. if the cliff is triggered and t
for example, the fiscal cliff could reverse u.s. home price improvements. we bring on chief economist to ask, is the dream of home ownership alive and well and whether it's a good investment. a first on cnbc interview, a record settlement to make a money laundering probe go away. lots of things coming up top of the hour, folks. back to you on "power lunch." >> thank you. see you on cnbc 2:00 p.m. eastern time. >> number one threat to the economy, what are the top...
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the fiscal cliff debate hits the floor of the u.s. house but not much progress is made. warren buffett and others tell lawmakers to look for more money from the estate tax. >> susie: i'm susie gharib. could another major bond-buying program be on the way? what we could hear tomorrow as federal reserve policymakers wrap up their two-day meeting. >> tom: ever wonder what goes into making those cardboard store displays? tonight, we look at how one box company is using them to reinvent itself. >> susie: that and more tonight on nbr! >> tom: an agreement to ease the fiscal cliff may not be wrapped up and waiting under your tree for christmas. senate majority leader harry reid said today it would be hard to get an agreement finished by the holiday, blaming the delay on republicans. not surprisingly, republicans say the president hasn't gotten serious about the talks. plenty of outside groups are offering up suggestions. and as darren gersh reports, they include warren buffett and some other big names in finance. >> reporter: there was some public movement in the fiscal cliff s
the fiscal cliff debate hits the floor of the u.s. house but not much progress is made. warren buffett and others tell lawmakers to look for more money from the estate tax. >> susie: i'm susie gharib. could another major bond-buying program be on the way? what we could hear tomorrow as federal reserve policymakers wrap up their two-day meeting. >> tom: ever wonder what goes into making those cardboard store displays? tonight, we look at how one box company is using them to reinvent...
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to move forward the stalled fiscal cliff talks. there are now just 18 days before the tax hikes and spending cuts thatake up the clf take efft, and today, there were few signs of progress. as darren gersh reports, the tone of the talks, if anything, is getting worse. >> reporter: house democratic leader nancy pelosi may just have a second career as a stock analyst. her commentary on the markets today was dead on. >> so far, they trust that we would not be so stupid as to go over a cliff. >> reporter: but pelosi made clear what everyone knows-- time is running out to reach a deal by christmas >> we really have to come to some agreement in the next couple of days or the very beginning of next week for us to have engineered our way to a solution. >> reporter: the fiscal cliff is really a negotiation between two men, and one of them today was not sounding very happy. house speaker john boehner brought out the charts to make his case. >> here we are at the eleventh hour, and the president still isn't serious about dealing with this issu
to move forward the stalled fiscal cliff talks. there are now just 18 days before the tax hikes and spending cuts thatake up the clf take efft, and today, there were few signs of progress. as darren gersh reports, the tone of the talks, if anything, is getting worse. >> reporter: house democratic leader nancy pelosi may just have a second career as a stock analyst. her commentary on the markets today was dead on. >> so far, they trust that we would not be so stupid as to go over a...
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first up, starbucks is making a political push on the fiscal cliff debate. ceo howard schultz is urging workers in the d.c. area write, come home together, on customers cups tomorrow and friday. >>> growth in u.s. holiday retail sales is the weakest it's been in four years. a new report said sales in the two months leading up to christmas increase ad paltry 0.7% versus the expect growth rate of 3 to 4%. >>> and samsung is seeking a ban on import and sale of ericson products in u.s. following the swedish mobile giant attempt to block the import of samsung devices earlier this month. samsung is accusing ericson of breaching seven different patents. >>> a report from the u.s. energy department says opec will rake in a record $1.05 trillion this year. in net oil export revenue. >>> microsoft is expanding i'm over it but. [buzzer] david: come on. >> the tech giant revealing plans to add six more specialty stores on top of the 51 stores open in the u.s., canada this year. i nailed the script though. i didn't make any miss takes. that is today's speed read. david:
first up, starbucks is making a political push on the fiscal cliff debate. ceo howard schultz is urging workers in the d.c. area write, come home together, on customers cups tomorrow and friday. >>> growth in u.s. holiday retail sales is the weakest it's been in four years. a new report said sales in the two months leading up to christmas increase ad paltry 0.7% versus the expect growth rate of 3 to 4%. >>> and samsung is seeking a ban on import and sale of ericson products in...
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does fall off this fiscal cliff, even if only for a few days? >> if we have learned anything the last few years, it is how connected this economy is. the european crisis has the image of the world economy. the sub from prices in 2008 -- the morgage crisis in 2008 damaged the world economy. it would affect everyone who exports to the united states. this is the last thing the world needs now, given the uneven economic recovery from the crisis the last few years. >> pakistan's taliban later appeared in a video calling for talks with the government. the group is not prepared to lay down its weapons before negotiations begin. >> he is the most wanted man in pakistan. the u.s. government has a five million-dollar bounty on his head. he has not been seen for nearly a year. his message is clear. >> we have never refused negotiations. we believe in all talks that are serious. if the dialogue is frivolous and they ask us to lay down our arms, this is not serious dialogue. >> the video, handed to the reuters news agency, was shot somewhere in north waziris
does fall off this fiscal cliff, even if only for a few days? >> if we have learned anything the last few years, it is how connected this economy is. the european crisis has the image of the world economy. the sub from prices in 2008 -- the morgage crisis in 2008 damaged the world economy. it would affect everyone who exports to the united states. this is the last thing the world needs now, given the uneven economic recovery from the crisis the last few years. >> pakistan's taliban...
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with just 22 days until the fiscal cliff kicks in and we all go sailing off. we're hearing a lot of talk about talking between the president and the house speaker. apparently, these talks are behind closed doors because they're talking over or at or something not good at each other. here is president obama today in detroit on his plan to raise taxes on families making more than $250,000 a year. >> that's a principle i won't compromise on because i'm not going to have a situation where the wealthiest among us, including folks like me, get to keep all our tax breaks. >> is the tough talk road show working for the president tonight? ben labolt is a former press secretary for the obama campaign. he had a vacation that's why he looks healthy now. and republican strategist terry holt. good to see both of you. terry, i want to start with you. the most recent poll we have "the washington post"/pew says by a margin of about 2 to 1, americans say republicans in congress will be to blame if there's not a deal on the fiscal cliff. so is the speaker losing the fiscal cliff
with just 22 days until the fiscal cliff kicks in and we all go sailing off. we're hearing a lot of talk about talking between the president and the house speaker. apparently, these talks are behind closed doors because they're talking over or at or something not good at each other. here is president obama today in detroit on his plan to raise taxes on families making more than $250,000 a year. >> that's a principle i won't compromise on because i'm not going to have a situation where the...
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>> tom: an agreement to ease the fiscal cliff may not be wrapped up and waiting under your tree for christmas. senate majority leader harry reid said today it would be hard to get an agreement finished by the holiday, blaming the delay on republicans. not surprisingly, republicans say the president hasn't gotten serious about the talks. plenty of outside groups are offering up suggestions. and as darren gersh reports, they include warren buffett and some other big names in finance. >> reporter: there was some public movement in the fiscal cliff standoff today. instead of holding dueling press conferences, republicans and democrats traded barbs on the house floor. >> where are the president's spending cuts? the longer the white house slow- walks this process, the closer our economy gets to the fiscal cliff. >> reporter: behind the scenes, progress is being made, but democrats are still arguing they've given ground in previous budget battles. that's one reason they are holding firm on higher taxes now. >> $1.6 trillion in cuts. "where are the cuts?" they are in bills that you, mr. speaker, have
>> tom: an agreement to ease the fiscal cliff may not be wrapped up and waiting under your tree for christmas. senate majority leader harry reid said today it would be hard to get an agreement finished by the holiday, blaming the delay on republicans. not surprisingly, republicans say the president hasn't gotten serious about the talks. plenty of outside groups are offering up suggestions. and as darren gersh reports, they include warren buffett and some other big names in finance....
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and that's a good thing. >>> two companies that issued special dividends ahead of the fiscal cliff and if you're keeping score at home that's 103 companies thus far this quarter valued at more than $22 billion. so we see this continued parade of companies just coming out and issuing special dividends whether it's by debt, with debt, or cash on the balance sheet. >> the big one there, scott, is costco. last week when costco made the announcement, it was up 5%, almost 7% on the news. oracle moves their dividends up and the stock is flat to down on the day. coach announces a special dividend. they are down. i think the market is pricing in. it's been so overtalked about. i think the market is pricing this in a lot and special dividends will not have the same impact they had. >> good point, tok. what do you think about that? once the luster of these dividends wears off, so to speak, what happens to some of these companies? are you watching some more than others, one specifically over the rest? >> well, sure i am, scott. i still think that google and 0/or microsoft could declare a dividend
and that's a good thing. >>> two companies that issued special dividends ahead of the fiscal cliff and if you're keeping score at home that's 103 companies thus far this quarter valued at more than $22 billion. so we see this continued parade of companies just coming out and issuing special dividends whether it's by debt, with debt, or cash on the balance sheet. >> the big one there, scott, is costco. last week when costco made the announcement, it was up 5%, almost 7% on the...
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to fiscal cliff is also in its final hours. they worked into the wee hours of this morning and expected to take up talks again later today. a live look now at the u.s. capitol where the house and senate will go back into a rare sunday session this afternoon. yesterday president obama used his weekly address to urge the senate to at least put together a basic package to protect americans from an income tax hike. >> we just can't afford a politically self-inflicted wound to our economy. >> today is a critical day. senate leaders hope to get legislation on paper by tonight ready for a vote on monday. >>> lawmakers are trying to strike a deal to avoid automatic tax hikes for everyone and also to avoid across the board spending cuts. fox 5's [ audio difficulty ] has more at -- audrey barnes has more at what is at steak. >> reporter: try and hammer out a deal to avoid the fiscal cliff describe the talks as productive but the talks didn't produce an agreement. from the senate floor words of optimism from minority leader mitch mcconnel
to fiscal cliff is also in its final hours. they worked into the wee hours of this morning and expected to take up talks again later today. a live look now at the u.s. capitol where the house and senate will go back into a rare sunday session this afternoon. yesterday president obama used his weekly address to urge the senate to at least put together a basic package to protect americans from an income tax hike. >> we just can't afford a politically self-inflicted wound to our economy....
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look, i think it hurts everybody politically if we go over the fiscal cliff. republicans will pay a larger price. it's about making sure they don't drive themselves off a middle class cliff by digging their heels into lower rates. actual hadly have lower rates for the wealthy than the wealt >> tripp, you work for a group -- you're saying, hey, we stand for principle but you're not there to win elections. you're there to win policy fights. >> right. >> the fact is, if republicans could be -- some concern is republicans pulling away from the vote. >> hopefully good policy makes good politics. in this case, if we can see the tax issue, that's not going to fix the problem. the drivers of the debt is spending but also is is entitlement and boehner punting, capitulated to the white house -- >> capitulation on the white house doesn't even -- >> that's a pretty -- >> well, we're all going to put our heads in the sand and say that entitlement are not the drivers of the deficit. >> you don't think he put enough detail on the entitlements? >> no. >> we'll ask him that wh
look, i think it hurts everybody politically if we go over the fiscal cliff. republicans will pay a larger price. it's about making sure they don't drive themselves off a middle class cliff by digging their heels into lower rates. actual hadly have lower rates for the wealthy than the wealt >> tripp, you work for a group -- you're saying, hey, we stand for principle but you're not there to win elections. you're there to win policy fights. >> right. >> the fact is, if...
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fiscal cliff. >> hope is fact if congress can get it done before january 1st. even congressional leaders are skeptical. >> the american people have a right to be very upset with this congress. >> president obama has invited nancy pelosi, john boehner, mitch mcconnell, and harry reid to the white house this afternoon for a fiscal cliff summit. >> here we are five days from the new year, and we might finally start talking. >> today's white house meeting might be the last chance to come to an agreement. that's because it takes time for a bill to work its way through both chamber of commerce. >> i don't know time wise how it can happen now. >> under senate rules, the only way a bill could make its way through the procedural hurdles in time is if every senator agrees not to. they'll have 24 hours. outside the beltway, carlino will be watching. >> everyone is kind of in a wait-and-see and fingers-crossed per expect tichb right now. >> since 1930 this is only the fifth time congress has worked after chris
fiscal cliff. >> hope is fact if congress can get it done before january 1st. even congressional leaders are skeptical. >> the american people have a right to be very upset with this congress. >> president obama has invited nancy pelosi, john boehner, mitch mcconnell, and harry reid to the white house this afternoon for a fiscal cliff summit. >> here we are five days from the new year, and we might finally start talking. >> today's white house meeting might be the...
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the game of political chicken over the fiscal cliff is still being played in washington. why congress emptied out this weekend with no deal in hand. plus, what are the most intriguing images of 2012? from the disturbing to the hilarious, we'll look at the year that was. year that was. "your $$$$$" starts right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> congratulations, washington, you achieved nothing this week. this is "your $$$$$." last week, president obama's offer to avoid the fiscal cliff was laughed at by republicans. this week, the gop countererred. extend the bush tax cuts to everyone, including the rich. revenue, cost savings, cutting, whatever you want to call it from vague areas such as closing, special interest loopholes and deductions, savings from health care and cuts in discretionary spending. other than that, no specifics. president obama wasn't feeling it. he said the gop must agree to one thing to get anywhere close do a deal. >>. >> wee going to have to see the rates on the top 2% go up and we're not going to be able to get a deal without it. >> spe
the game of political chicken over the fiscal cliff is still being played in washington. why congress emptied out this weekend with no deal in hand. plus, what are the most intriguing images of 2012? from the disturbing to the hilarious, we'll look at the year that was. year that was. "your $$$$$" starts right now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> congratulations, washington, you achieved nothing this week. this is "your $$$$$." last week, president obama's...
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the fiscal cliff. >>> the dow erases a 150 point decline on news that the house will be back in session on sunday evening. and time is rubbing out to avoid a strike at 14 major east coast ports. a work stoppage to cost the economy $1 billion a day. it's friday, december 28th, 2012. and "squawk box" begins right now. >>> good morning and welcome to "squawk box" here on cnbc. and it does feel like we're living a bit on the edge of the fiscal cliff, at least. i'm andrew ross sorkin along with joe kernen and becky quick is off today. our guest host this hour, ed kehone. he's the management associate portfolio manager and we are thrilled to have ed aboard for -- i think you'll be here for longer than an hour. you'll be here for the whole broadcast. >> as long as you need me. >> you're like -- how long were you at -- you were at prudential. >> it's owned by prudential, so i've been at peru don'tal for almost 15 years now. >> widely quoted. you know who has made a comeback is ralph -- >> akampora. >> i've see
the fiscal cliff. >>> the dow erases a 150 point decline on news that the house will be back in session on sunday evening. and time is rubbing out to avoid a strike at 14 major east coast ports. a work stoppage to cost the economy $1 billion a day. it's friday, december 28th, 2012. and "squawk box" begins right now. >>> good morning and welcome to "squawk box" here on cnbc. and it does feel like we're living a bit on the edge of the fiscal cliff, at least....
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the fiscal cliff isn't the only potential cliff. thousands of dockworkers from maine to texas could go on strike within days if they can't reach a deal with major shipping companies. these workers move all kinds of goods from the nation's ports to the stores. >> from your mom to ppop retail toto trucking companies to your farmers. this will be felt nationwide. everyone relies on these ports to move commerce. >> one port official says east and gulf coast ports handle about $55 billion worth of cargo are every month. >>> patrick dempsey is doing his part to necessitate the economy. is he part of a group that is trying to save about 500 jobs by buying tully's coffee shop chain. >>> spy games. americans and north americanme . one move caught the u.s. completely off guard. have a good night. here you go. you, too. i'm going to dream about that steak. i'm going to dream about that tiramisu. what a night, huh? but, um, can the test drive be over now? head back to the dealership? [ male announcer ] it's practically yours. but we still need
the fiscal cliff isn't the only potential cliff. thousands of dockworkers from maine to texas could go on strike within days if they can't reach a deal with major shipping companies. these workers move all kinds of goods from the nation's ports to the stores. >> from your mom to ppop retail toto trucking companies to your farmers. this will be felt nationwide. everyone relies on these ports to move commerce. >> one port official says east and gulf coast ports handle about $55...
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what happens if we wake up january 2 and it's fallen off the fiscal cliff? here is jim angle. >> today's counter offer made clear the republicans want to avoid going over the fiscal cliff. which some democrats speculated might happen to their benefit. >> this is the way the white house and many democratic members and leadership believe. we will go over the cliff. tall tax rates will go up. we will then enact tax cuts for 98%. we will get congratulations from the american people. >> keeping and adding back tax cut for those above $250,000, 9 #% of income would add $37 trillion in ten years and would only save $800 billion or so from raising rates on higher incomes. democrats complain the republicans didn't pay for bush tax cut and no one on the democratic side is talking about finding the off-setting savings now to extend them. several democrats contemplated going over the cliff in recent days. perhaps in hopes of gaining leverage. >> if the republicans don't agree with that, we reach a point where all the tax cuts expire and we start over next year. >> form
what happens if we wake up january 2 and it's fallen off the fiscal cliff? here is jim angle. >> today's counter offer made clear the republicans want to avoid going over the fiscal cliff. which some democrats speculated might happen to their benefit. >> this is the way the white house and many democratic members and leadership believe. we will go over the cliff. tall tax rates will go up. we will then enact tax cuts for 98%. we will get congratulations from the american people....
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and one of our viewers has a question for you about the fiscal cliff. you know all about the back and forth and drama about the fiscal cliff and delores wants your thoughts on where do you stand on this whole fiscal cliff, how will it play out. >> congress better get off its duff and do something. and i think that finally the pressure will be on us. but they always do it right to the last, you know, minute. but i think it's got to happen or they're going to be ousted from their hallowed political seats. >> tom: you could argue in the three years you've been away from the nbr anchor desk congress hasn't done a lot to address the fiscal situation. >> no it's just ridiculous. i mean these are our elected representatives and they have got to pay a little more attention to those that got them in the office. and they're arguing amongst themselves without much care about the people they represent. >> tom: a lot of those folks are retiree, we have a question from anita asking what is the investing or financial planning lesson paul use most during retirement? >>
and one of our viewers has a question for you about the fiscal cliff. you know all about the back and forth and drama about the fiscal cliff and delores wants your thoughts on where do you stand on this whole fiscal cliff, how will it play out. >> congress better get off its duff and do something. and i think that finally the pressure will be on us. but they always do it right to the last, you know, minute. but i think it's got to happen or they're going to be ousted from their hallowed...
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christine, thank you. >>> 22 days until we fall over the fiscal cliff. some people have described it more as a gentle slide. there are reports of progress that might avoid disaster, the white house confirms that the speaker, john boehner and president obama met at the white house yesterday. both released statements basically they wouldn't say anything, but that "the lines of communication remain open." can we hope for a deal any time soon? cory booker, the mayor of newark, new jersey. nice to have you with us. >> very nice to be here. >> not part of the fiscal cliff discussions, apparently down to the two of them. what happens to your city if we go over the fiscal cliff? >> it's a real challenge for people all over my state, frankly. a lot of families in this tough economic time, seeing them having $2,000 or more on average of expenses of not enjoying tax cuts, will make a real impact. people barely making mortgage payments, falling behind on car payments this will be a difficult thing. and that will have a multiplier affect. people who don't have extra
christine, thank you. >>> 22 days until we fall over the fiscal cliff. some people have described it more as a gentle slide. there are reports of progress that might avoid disaster, the white house confirms that the speaker, john boehner and president obama met at the white house yesterday. both released statements basically they wouldn't say anything, but that "the lines of communication remain open." can we hope for a deal any time soon? cory booker, the mayor of newark,...
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models on american with disabilities act which the u.s. passed 22 years ago. but 38 u.s. republican senators voted against the u.n. treaty leaving it 5 votes short of ratification. not even a rare visit by former republican senator bob dole who just before the vote made a difference. he's 89, appeared frail in his wheelchair. and dole, disabled from war injuries, came to the chamber to show support for this treaty. rick santorum led the charge against the treaty. he and some other republicans warned it would jeopardize u.s. sovereignty and personal freedoms. listen. >> the problem is, there's a provision in this international law which we would be adopting if the senate ratifies this that puts the state, the state in the position of determining what is in the best interest of a disabled child. >> i simply cannot support a treaty that threatens the right of parents to raise their children with the constant looming threat of state interference. >> the treaty could be used to interfere with the ability of parents with disabled children to decide what action is in the best in
models on american with disabilities act which the u.s. passed 22 years ago. but 38 u.s. republican senators voted against the u.n. treaty leaving it 5 votes short of ratification. not even a rare visit by former republican senator bob dole who just before the vote made a difference. he's 89, appeared frail in his wheelchair. and dole, disabled from war injuries, came to the chamber to show support for this treaty. rick santorum led the charge against the treaty. he and some other republicans...
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the fiscal cliff. that's where it is right now. >> what about this concept. skeptical, the idea that we're underowned in the stock market and anything -- any resolution could mean stocks. >> a lot of cash on the sidelines that will be put to work if you get a little bit of a sign of a resolution here, bill. happy new year. >> nice tie, but i'm always saying that to you. we're going to the mid-point of the range, dow down 22 points. that's the first hour of the "closing bell." stand by now for hour number two. >> and welcome back, to the "closing bell." i'm mandy drury sitting in for maria bartiromo. it is the end of another trading day, and, no, we do not have a fix for the fiscal cliff. guess what, the numbers also reflect that. let's take a look at how a day on wall street, looks like the dow is down marginally, 24 points to the downside and the nasdaq off by the biggest percentage loss, down by 22 points and the s&p 500 is down by about seven points, and as i said it is crunch time. there are only t
the fiscal cliff. that's where it is right now. >> what about this concept. skeptical, the idea that we're underowned in the stock market and anything -- any resolution could mean stocks. >> a lot of cash on the sidelines that will be put to work if you get a little bit of a sign of a resolution here, bill. happy new year. >> nice tie, but i'm always saying that to you. we're going to the mid-point of the range, dow down 22 points. that's the first hour of the "closing...
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and washington is playing fiscal with the fiscal cliff. -- playing chicken with the fiscal cliff. this deal will only get done by president obama and john boehner making a deal. they came close in the summer of 2011. the parties are so polarized and partisans polarized this is a problem. >> i keep saying we need a presidential historian or hostage negotiator. somebody could say we've been at stalemates before, gotten over it, shut down the government in '96. tip o'neill and ronald reagan managed to solve problems and get along. listen to what john mccain said about what we need here. >> it's time now to sit across the table from one another, rather than -- in the way they did with ronald reagan and the way you get things done in washington. >> the way they did with ronald reagan and get things done in washington. you sit together and figure it out. they were at a holiday party they didn't talk to each other. they're issuing sort of statements and rebuttals and saying i'm not going to budge. >> negotiation by press release. this is not how things get done in washington and part of
and washington is playing fiscal with the fiscal cliff. -- playing chicken with the fiscal cliff. this deal will only get done by president obama and john boehner making a deal. they came close in the summer of 2011. the parties are so polarized and partisans polarized this is a problem. >> i keep saying we need a presidential historian or hostage negotiator. somebody could say we've been at stalemates before, gotten over it, shut down the government in '96. tip o'neill and ronald reagan...
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also, the u.s. is now going over that so-called fiscal cliff. that so-called fiscal cliff. much more on that as well. with so much noise abt health care... i tuned it all out. with unitedhealthcare, i get information that matters... my individual health profile. not random statistics. they even reward me for addressing my health risks. so i'm doing fine... but she's still going to give me a heart attack. we're more than 78,000 people looking out for more than 70 million americans. that's health in numbers. unitedhealthcare. [ male announcer ] when diarrhea hits, kaopectate stops it fast. powerful liquid relief speeds to the source. fast! [ male announcer ] stop the uh-oh fast with kaopectate. >>> you're in "the situation room." two breaking news stories we're following. secretary of state hillary clinton is hospitalized with potentially serious blood clot in her head. doctors have just revealed the location. also, america is just hours away from a massive tax hike and spending cuts, heading over the dreaded fiscal cliff. president obama says an agreement, though, is within
also, the u.s. is now going over that so-called fiscal cliff. that so-called fiscal cliff. much more on that as well. with so much noise abt health care... i tuned it all out. with unitedhealthcare, i get information that matters... my individual health profile. not random statistics. they even reward me for addressing my health risks. so i'm doing fine... but she's still going to give me a heart attack. we're more than 78,000 people looking out for more than 70 million americans. that's health...
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there will be a sense of urgency if we fail to avoid the fiscal cliff, go over it and the markets react badly to it. right now people want us to come together in a bipartisan way. the absolute has to be bipartisan in the house. we've seen that in the last week. not even plan b, which is an unreasonable alternative to the too,000 threshold was able to garner a majority in the house of representatives. the speaker can't sell it to his own party, so i think he has to craft a bipartisan solution one way or the other, put aside the politics here. the nation's economic will suffer. >> should it come from the senate or from the house? >> i don't think it matters where it originates, but the point is the senate has already passed a bill that represents a reasonable compromise. extend the 250 -- the tax cuts for all incomes up to $250,000, and everybody would benefit on that first $250,000 of income. that it not only protects the middle class against huge tax increases on january 1, but also benefits many americans making more than 1250,000, because they will see the tax cut extended on their fi
there will be a sense of urgency if we fail to avoid the fiscal cliff, go over it and the markets react badly to it. right now people want us to come together in a bipartisan way. the absolute has to be bipartisan in the house. we've seen that in the last week. not even plan b, which is an unreasonable alternative to the too,000 threshold was able to garner a majority in the house of representatives. the speaker can't sell it to his own party, so i think he has to craft a bipartisan solution...
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it's not all about u.s. fiscal cliff. one of the things we've been seeing rallying in this market are u.s. multinational that are exposed to a better environment. >> quick touch on cummins here. you see the headlines. billion dollar buy back just announced by cmi, so, the sock is trading higher, a little bit in the afterhours session. >> kern? >> without me. they have a great balance sheet. not surprising they would look to do something positive for the shareholders. >> okay. so we'll continue watching that. mike, out in the options world here, the vicks down 15 1/2. doesn't seem like a bad time to buy some insurance at this point. >> yeah, it doesn't seem that way. i think there's a little bit of an underestimation, though, of what options markets are in. the vicks, over the next 30 days, has to incorporation all of those days, weekends and holiday us, too. we have a couple of holidays coming in. so, if you back those out, what you find is it's a little bit higher than what it looks like right now. 1.6 points higher than
it's not all about u.s. fiscal cliff. one of the things we've been seeing rallying in this market are u.s. multinational that are exposed to a better environment. >> quick touch on cummins here. you see the headlines. billion dollar buy back just announced by cmi, so, the sock is trading higher, a little bit in the afterhours session. >> kern? >> without me. they have a great balance sheet. not surprising they would look to do something positive for the shareholders. >>...
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they are doing their part to rise above partisan politics and reach a deal on the fiscal cliff. good morning again, everybody. i'm becky quick. here is what we know right now. the pace of private talks picking up speed as we now have just 20 days left. however, neither the white house nor house speaker boehner's office are giving any public indication that either side is yet prepared to give up real ground. on a road trip yesterday, president obama indicated that he is willing to compromise, just not on that point about an increase in tax for relthy americans. meantime, speaker boehner says he is still waiting on specific spending cuts. joining us now for analysis, tony fratto, of hamilton place strategies and former white house press secretary and gerald bernstein former economic adviser to vice president joe biden. gentlemen, thank you for being here with us and getting this special day of coverage kicked off for us. >> rising early and rising above. >> exactly. let's talk about this. jared, it seems like things have gotten quieter. do you think that's the case? is that a good
they are doing their part to rise above partisan politics and reach a deal on the fiscal cliff. good morning again, everybody. i'm becky quick. here is what we know right now. the pace of private talks picking up speed as we now have just 20 days left. however, neither the white house nor house speaker boehner's office are giving any public indication that either side is yet prepared to give up real ground. on a road trip yesterday, president obama indicated that he is willing to compromise,...
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plus, we have brand-new developments in the political standoff over the fiscal cliff. have you heard of this thing? not getting personal at all. the details coming up as we approach the bottom of the hour and the top of the news. >> announcer: 'tis the season of more-- more shopping, more dining out... and along with it, more identity theft. by the time this holiday season is over, an estimated 1.2 million identities may be stolen. every time you pull out your wallet, shop online or hit the road, you give thieves a chance to ruin your holiday. by the time you're done watching this, as many as 40 more identities may be stolen. you can't be on the lookout 24/7, but lifelock can. they're relentless about protecting your identity every minute of every day. when someone tries to take over your bank accounts, drain the equity in your home, or even tries to buy a car in your name, lifelock is on guard. and with lifelock's 24/7 alerts, they contact you by text, phone or email as soon as they detect suspicious activity in their network. lifelock wants you to be protected this h
plus, we have brand-new developments in the political standoff over the fiscal cliff. have you heard of this thing? not getting personal at all. the details coming up as we approach the bottom of the hour and the top of the news. >> announcer: 'tis the season of more-- more shopping, more dining out... and along with it, more identity theft. by the time this holiday season is over, an estimated 1.2 million identities may be stolen. every time you pull out your wallet, shop online or hit...
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it's 10:00 on the east coast and we begin with brooking news on the looming fiscal cliff. for the past few nights we've been telling you about the frustrating lack of progress to avert a deal on automatic tax hikes and spending cuts that kick in less than four weeks from now. poll after poll shows the american people want compromise but there weren't many signs that was going to happen, nothing was getting done. in a cnn/crc poll, 67% said washington officials would behave like spoiled children in the fiscal cliff discussions. only 28% said they would behave like adults. tonight signs that maybe some adult behavior might be prevail and a compromise might be reached. jessica yellen joins us, dana bash and david gergen. what's the latest? >> reporter: they are a long way from a deal, but late today speaker boehner and president obama did speak to one another on the phone. now, this is an important development because it's the first time they've talked in a week about the fiscal cliff. i am told, though, that there was no real progress in negotiations. in this sense there was
it's 10:00 on the east coast and we begin with brooking news on the looming fiscal cliff. for the past few nights we've been telling you about the frustrating lack of progress to avert a deal on automatic tax hikes and spending cuts that kick in less than four weeks from now. poll after poll shows the american people want compromise but there weren't many signs that was going to happen, nothing was getting done. in a cnn/crc poll, 67% said washington officials would behave like spoiled children...
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and the fiscal cliff with the panel. but before we let you go, ed, what is the news about the president's new cabinet? there is news about that. >> chuck hague the former republican senator is now the leading contender for defense secretary. leon panetta expected to step down soon. the bottom line, he and the president met behind closed doors at the white house earlier in month. he served with the president and the senate and vice president biden in the senate and i'm told behind the scenes biden is pushing this hard. we have could see a kerry-hagel new national security team and possibility of susan rice moving over to the national security advisor, bret? >> bret: thank you. just got word speaker boehner just left the white house as we were talking. there is a conflicting information if the star witness will answer questions week from today and herridge has more on the uncertainty surrounding hillary clinton. first, reaction on capitol hill to the withdrawal of ambassador rice. good evening. >> good evening. >> leading
and the fiscal cliff with the panel. but before we let you go, ed, what is the news about the president's new cabinet? there is news about that. >> chuck hague the former republican senator is now the leading contender for defense secretary. leon panetta expected to step down soon. the bottom line, he and the president met behind closed doors at the white house earlier in month. he served with the president and the senate and vice president biden in the senate and i'm told behind the...
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you and i were into the fiscal cliff and the disails. we believe the country is at risk and our kids and grandkids. we sent ainsle ainsley earhardto the streets to ask people what they know about the fiscal cliff. it was a little chilling. take a look. >> what is the fiscal cliff? >> we're from new mexico out here to clean up. >> no idea. >> the cliff? how tall is it? >> i have no idea. >> where is it? >> can i google it? >> bad news. it's bad news. fiscal cliff. >>> end of the world, apparently, right. >> if you wanted to take one of these cliff bars, if you wanted to take one that tasted like the fiscal cliff. >> which one would you choose and why? the one that tastes like crap. >> we're all going to fall off the face of the earth. >> they need to fix it. that's what they're paid for. >> what happens if they don't? >> we're going to lose some money. >> it reminds me of something i learned in school, i'm going to guess some like of cliff, avalanche. >> how tall is it? >> i'd say at least like 370 some feet. >> i don't know. it sounds li
you and i were into the fiscal cliff and the disails. we believe the country is at risk and our kids and grandkids. we sent ainsle ainsley earhardto the streets to ask people what they know about the fiscal cliff. it was a little chilling. take a look. >> what is the fiscal cliff? >> we're from new mexico out here to clean up. >> no idea. >> the cliff? how tall is it? >> i have no idea. >> where is it? >> can i google it? >> bad news. it's bad...
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we need to find the political process and then the political ploy to get it done. the endgame really includes raising taxes on everybody. not the rich, but everybody. nobody is willing to do that right now. that math does not add up. on the spending side, the largest and fastest area of spending is healthcare costs. we have 10,000 baby boomers retiring into medicare every day. many with chronic illnesses and diseases that will be very expensive. lori: if you have president obama's ear, would you get him to say yes. we need to raise the age of eligibility for medicare. it seems as if the administration is not willing to go down that road. you just raised the eligibility age of cost shifting. you are just moving money around. the key to this is changing how we pay for the entire healthcare system. it is an scenting the healthcare providers to get good results. not to order more tests, more procedures that do not work. we are spending over $750 billion every year in the healthcare system on stuff that does not work. that is what we should be focused on. lori: congress
we need to find the political process and then the political ploy to get it done. the endgame really includes raising taxes on everybody. not the rich, but everybody. nobody is willing to do that right now. that math does not add up. on the spending side, the largest and fastest area of spending is healthcare costs. we have 10,000 baby boomers retiring into medicare every day. many with chronic illnesses and diseases that will be very expensive. lori: if you have president obama's ear, would...
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the negotiations over the fiscal cliff. investors are beginning to pay attention to nearly every word and development on the fiscal cliff. u.s. economists and ubs will give us his assessment and outlook on this economy and markets in just moments here. first, and that the "moneyline" tonight weekly jobless claims falling while larger than expected number, down 29,000. retail sales up. nearly 4% above the report from one year ago. the speakers pessimism at his morning news conference provided a reason to sell for some and investors. it bears of the late afternoon meeting between the president and the speaker brought starts off lows, but the dow closed down 75 points, s&p nine breaking a 60 winning streak. nasdaq down 22. 3 million shares on the big board traded. and some dancing in the offices of a bugle and news that apple has conceded failure on apple maps and has agreed to bring to the maps to the iphone. electronics store, he will make an offer to take the company private by december 15th, saturday. the stock a top perfo
the negotiations over the fiscal cliff. investors are beginning to pay attention to nearly every word and development on the fiscal cliff. u.s. economists and ubs will give us his assessment and outlook on this economy and markets in just moments here. first, and that the "moneyline" tonight weekly jobless claims falling while larger than expected number, down 29,000. retail sales up. nearly 4% above the report from one year ago. the speakers pessimism at his morning news conference...
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cliff most of the attention is about taxes going up and that being the so called fiscal cliff but the other side of that cliff is that the massive spending cuts automatic cuts are kicking in at the beginning of next year. largely targeted at the pentagon. and what is interesting is all of this deal making we are talking about on capitol hill would really just focus on unemployment benefits and tax side of the cliff as i mentioned and most of deals it appears would not shut off the so called sequester that would hit the pentagon. on "fox news sunday" senator lindsey graham told chris wallace he got a call from the defense secretary suggesting these cuts are coming. lake a listen. >> i was called by leon panetta at 7:30 during dinner. >> secretary of defense. >> this is the failure of the supercommittee to find $1.2 trillion in cuts. half of the 1.2 falls on defense who already cut. he says if we do this we will shoot the defense department in the head and send out 800,000 layoff notices the beginning of the year. he is worried to death if we don't fix sequestration we will destroy the
cliff most of the attention is about taxes going up and that being the so called fiscal cliff but the other side of that cliff is that the massive spending cuts automatic cuts are kicking in at the beginning of next year. largely targeted at the pentagon. and what is interesting is all of this deal making we are talking about on capitol hill would really just focus on unemployment benefits and tax side of the cliff as i mentioned and most of deals it appears would not shut off the so called...
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technically tonight the u.s. goes over the fiscal cliff. we'll talk about that and we'll have details with the panel coming up. this, of course, is new year's eve. the last day and night of 2012. hundreds of thousands of revelers around the globe expected to cram in new york city times square to see the ball drop and ring in 2013. you are looking live there at times square. ray kelly says times square will be the safest place in world tonight. celebrate all american new year's 2013 with my colleagues megyn kelly and bill hemmer. back again. you have don't want to miss it. where are you spending new year's eve? anything interesting? let me know on twitter. follow me -- @bretbaeir. interesting story. mexican drug cartels are looking north, but way north. halfway up to california to move their product. >> e, tortion to vicious crime and working with street gang. are mexican cartels strengthen their grip in california? >> yes. what concerns me is the political shift in mexico. the shift might make it stronger in california. >> change of politic
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and all the other outsourcing u.s. companies told us we should dramatically expand business dealings with china even though problems like intellectual property theft were far from being solved. >> you know, max, if apple can't get a deal with china mobile which has 80% of the market, why sell iphone in china at all, especially when we're talking about such rampant piracy itself? >> a good question. speaks to the bigger issue. china mobile wasn't willing to cut the huge kind of subsidy deals that apple relies on with carriers like verizon and at&t and vodafone and the international carriers and, therefore, they are left to pick up the pieces on 15% to 18% of the market. obviously these other players, china telecom and company can hope they will take market share. this also speaks to part of the reason we see so much of the piracy of the iphone in china is that the price point is very high as against the average per capita income in china in a way that it really isn't in a place like the united states or uk or canada. >>
and all the other outsourcing u.s. companies told us we should dramatically expand business dealings with china even though problems like intellectual property theft were far from being solved. >> you know, max, if apple can't get a deal with china mobile which has 80% of the market, why sell iphone in china at all, especially when we're talking about such rampant piracy itself? >> a good question. speaks to the bigger issue. china mobile wasn't willing to cut the huge kind of...